How To Clean Exhaust Pipes

It definitely will improve the look of a wintered exhaust but is not without risks particularly if the exhaust isnt in too bad a state.

How to clean exhaust pipes. If were talking about a set of polished headers the best solution is a heat shield. Joined Nov 3 2008 15 Posts. This videos shows how to clean your dirty burnt stained exhaust manifold midpipe or muffler when common products wouldnt be up to the task.

Discussion Starter 1. Now take another wrench and use it to twist the wrench on the pipe collapsing it within. Use the wheel brush with the degreaser to get as deep into the exhaust pipe as you can.

Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 10 of 10 Posts. Do not dampen the cloth since water in the exhaust pipe will speed up the rusting process. Work over the pipes with a tack cloth dipped in your soap solution.

Both can be re-chromed and re-buffed to restore to its former shinier state. Then in a large bucket with water submerge the exhaust pipe. Use a dry rag to remove any dirt from inside the tip of the exhaust.

The degreaser will act to break up interior carbon deposits and rust. Scrub the outside of the pipes with the rag then rinse off the soap with water. Close an adjustable open end wrench on the pipe.

Cleaning motorcycle exhaust pipes can be done at home. If using synthetic oil skip step 3 and just continue riding and having fun not cleaning massive amounts of carbon. Using a cloth clean the exhaust tip then for inside the exhaust use a hard bristled brush cleaning as deep in the tail pipe as you are able to.